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(Editor's Note is written by Managing Editor
Harriett Friedman.)
NOTHER ANGLE of the Amherst frater-
nity case which deserves comment con-
cerns a very noteworthy action taken by that
school's Board of Trustees.
The Amherst Trustees voted in spring,
1946, that "on or before October 1, 1948,
each chapter of a fraternity at Amherst
College shall formally advise the Board of
Trustees at Amherst College that there is
no prohibition or restriction by reason of
race, color, or creed affecting the selection
of the members of such chapter."
The date of "advisement" was later ex-
tended to February, 1951, to allow several
fraternities time to consider the problem
at national conventions.
According to the Amherst Administra-
tion, only four fraternities still have dis-
criminatory language in their constitu-
tions (directed against Negroes, Jews and
Orientals), and discussion to bring about
removal of objectionable clauses is now go-
ing on.
Jewish and Oriental students are, and
have been, initiated into many of the na-
tional organizations on the Amherst campus,
according to the school, but Gibbs is the
first Negro to be pledged.
From what I can gather, the student
body generally favors the administration
ruling, and in fact, all the campus' fra-
ternities supported Phi Kappa Psi in its
fight with the national over initiating Gibbs.
HE PURPOSE in providing this informa-
tion about the Trustees' action is not to
intimate that Phi Kappa Psi was forced to
take a Negro to prove a non-discriminatory
policy. Actually, the fraternity has no
written bar against taking any person, ex-
cept the criteria of "character and ability."
Rather, the point is to show what one
school has done in trying to remove the
most important objection to the fraternity
system.
Instead of privately and quietly be-
moaning fraternity faults, the Trustees
definitely came out with a ruling which
at least cleans up the obvious written
discrimination, and which evidently, from
Amherst results, has helped to remove
discrimination in practice.
Of course the temper of the student body
is the biggest factor in the case. It is evi-
dent that Amherst students themselves were
willing to abide by such a rule, and that
many fraternities have moved forward on
their own.
(Delta Tau Delta's Amherst chapter broke
with the national two years ago because
of disagreement over discriminatory mem-
bership qualifications and costs, according
to the school.)
THE ADMINISTRATION of the Univer-
sity ofl Michi n m ould ell take a
-lesson from Amherst. The action of the
Amherst Trustees has brought them great
credit personally, as well as drawing favor-
able attention to the school and its fra-
ternities.
It does no good to close one's eyes to
the situation; Amherst has shown that there
is a direct and satisfactory manner of at-
tacking the problem, and if no action is
teke lhere it will mean that the Admin-
istration either doesn't care or is incap-
ame 01 handling the problem.
But despite the fact that the adminis-
tration here should go on record against
discriminatory practices, it is the students
who should really take responsibility for
changing existing practices.
It is quite true that a rule imposed from
above, without any expressed desire from
the student body, 'will not be happily
obeyed. So I would suggest that Panhel
and Inter-Fraternity Council take the
initiative by putting those organizations
on record against special membership
bars.
And each individual fraternity or sorority
should take the necessary steps, within their
groups, and with national organizations, to
abolish objectionable clauses in constitu-
tions.
It is not enough that "everyone is pro-
vided for" at Michigan-the fact of dis-
crimination is still there. And that fact
remains as a blot on the reputations of
both the Michigan fraternities and the Uni-
versity of Michigan.
Editorials published in The Michigan Daily
are written by members of The Daily staff
and represent the views of the writers only.
Lasting Enthusiasm?
WITH THE postponement of the campus
elections until after Thanksgiving,
comes one of the biggest challenges that
students have had to face in several years.
There is no question that the campaign
fervor that appeared last week would
have resulted in one of the largest stu-
dent votes in history if the election had
been held this week.
But, because of the apathy of some of
the student candidates, the election is not
being held this week, and the campus will
have to stir itself more than it has done
in the past if it expects to get anything
out of next week's election.
Of course, part of the interest in campus
politics arose from the startling number
of petitions that Men's Judiciary threw out.
It is generally agreed that the policy of the
Judiciary was wise and will serve as a
precedent and warning to future candidates
to take care of their petitions and see that
they are accurate.
The rise in the interest in campus
politics is threatening to turn the elec-
tions into a fraternity versus independent
fight. Actually this has already happened.
The independents want their men elected
because they are independents and the
fraternity slate serves the same purpose
for the organized houses.
This will have two effects, one bad and
one good.
SL President Blair Moody summed up his
opposition to this split at the last legis-
lature meeting when he aptly said, "Vote for
what they think, not where they-ieep"'
The danger of a split along this line are
evident, but it is unlikely that student
leaders will want to do much about it until
one side or the other comes out on top and
the minority begins to put up a howl.
The only good thing that can be said for
the split is that it will get a bigger vote.
With both independents and fraternal or-
ganizations fighting for that last vote, more
people will cast ballots.
But the vacation that intervenes be-
fore election time (it will be a four day
vacation for a lot of the campus) will
dampen interest in the election unless
the candidates and their supporters get
out and fight,
The Michigan student, well known for his
apathy about all things that happen on
campus, will need a good stiff prodding to
get him out to vote.
A big vote will mean something this year.
Fighting the political speakers ban with
the backing of the whole campus will be a
lot easier for the Student Legislature.
Students should not expect to get any-
thing in the way of responsible student
government if they are not willing to
vote for their own representative. A trea-
tise on representative government is not
necessary to prove this.
If ten thousand students vote next week,
a long first step will have been taken-a
step which may well lead to real student
government here within the next three
years.
-Al Blumrosen.
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Letters to the Editor ..
HealtInsurance
GOVERNMENT HEALTH insurance for
everybody may soon become a reality.
The announcement by the social security
administrator that a plan for such a pro-
gram would be recommended to the next
Congress is indeed heartening to those who
have fought long and vigorously for na-
tionwide health protection.
Health insurance is a logical and neces-
sary suppliement to the present social
security program, which provides no pro-
tection for loss of wages during illness, or
for the cost of medical care.
Both these deficiencies are of vital con-
cern to all Americans. Statistics show that
temporary disability causes more wage losses
than total disability. Furthermore, studies
indicate that nearly one out of every two
Americans is in immediate need of some
kind of medical attention, which in most
cases, he is unable to afford.
Hundreds of thousands of young men
have been rejected by the armed services
because of physical deficiencies, which could
be corrected by medical treatment. Again,
ability to pay for such treatment is sadly
lacking by most.
The American Medical Association has
constantly attacked health insurance as
"socialized medicine," its stand apparently
being based on greater concern for profit-
making rights than human rights.
Actually, health insurance, like all other
forms of insurance, is no more than a sys-
tem of spreading costs-of medical care, in
this case-among a great number of per-
sons, so that an excessive burden will not
fall on the shoulders of a few.
Health insurance will not do away with
private hospitals, private doctors, or private
nurses.
A person having the insurance will be
able to pay hospital and medical bills,
choosin ghis own hospital and doctor. Peo-
ple caught short of funds or those who
could not afford the medical care will be
protected by this insurance.
Call it socialized medicine or what you
will, health insurance is on its way.
The little people upheld the principle
which Roosevelt had been translating into
action for more than 12 years-the prin-
ciple that since the government in a democ-
racy is the people, it is the solemn obliga-
tion of government to insure the welfare
of its people.
Or, in simpler terms, the people, work-
ing through their government, are obli-
gated to take care of themselves.
Health insurance is one urgently-needed
means of accomplishing that end.
The concept that the health and well-
being of the people is none of government's
business has been interred in the same
cemetery as rugged individualism, and it is
likely to remain there for all time.
The American Medical Association is a
tough opponent-but the people are tougher.
-Bud Aronson.
I'D RATHER BE RIGHT:
Clean Fracture?
Publication in The Daily Official
Bulletin is constructivenotice to all
members of the University. Notices
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days.)
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 24, 1948
VOL. LIX, No. 55
Notices
Approved social events for the
coming weekend:
November 26
Delta Epsilon Pi, Newman Club
November 27
Acacia, Alpha Kappa Kappa,
Delta Epsilon Pi, Delta Tau Delta
Pre-medical students at the
University of Michigan making
application for admission to the
1949 class of the Medical School
of the University of Michigan are
required to act through the office
of Prof. Alfred Stockard, pre-pro-
fessional advisor, Rm. 210 Univer-
sity Hall. Appointments should be
made with Dr. Stockard by phon-
ing extension 2530. Separate let-
ters from individual instructors
are no longer required?
Wayne Whitaker
Secretary, Medical School
Merit-Tutorial: Tutors wanted
for Astronomy 11, History 49, Phy-
sics 26 and First Semester Ac-
counting. Majors must have "B"
grade in the course. Other students
must have "A" grades. Call League
Bureau of Appointments:
The New York State Dept. of
Civil Service announces their pro-
fessional and technical assistant
examination open to seniors who
will be graduated by June 30. Op-
portunities are open in bacteriol-
ogy, chemistry, geology, educa-
tion, library science, psychology,
social service, journalism, ac-
counting, administration, eco-
nomics, statistics, and law for
New York state residents. The
resident requirement is waived for
interested engineers. Applications
must be filed by Dec. 11.
The U. S. Civil Service Commis-
sion announces the examination
for Junior Agricultural Assistant,
including options of botanist, en-
tomologist, forester, and zoologist
(Parasitology). The Junior Pro-
fessional Assistant examination
will also be given and includes the
following options: astronomer,
bacteriologist, chemist, economist,
food and drug inspector, geograph-
er, legal assistant, psychologist,
social science analyst, statistician,
technical editor (physical science),
textile technologist, trade-mark ex-
aminer, budget assistant, general
administrative assistant, and per-
sonnel assistant. Applications will
be accepted until December 21.
Further information may be ob-
tained at 201 Mason Hall.
Academic Notices
Doctoral Examination for John
Aurie Dean, Chemistry; thesis:
"The Polarographic D(etermina-
tion of Aluminum," 3 p.m., Fri.,
Nov. 26, Rm. 2404 Chemistry Bldg.
Chairman, H. H. Willard.
Biological Chemistry Seminar:
4 p.m., Rm. 319 W. Medical Bldg.
Subject: "Hyaluronic acid and
Hyaluronidase." All interested arec
invited.
Geometry Seminar: 3 p.m.,
Wed., Nov. 24, Rm. 3010 Angell
Hall. Mr. G. L. Spencer will dis-
cuss Projective Measurement.
Physical-Inorganic Chemistryj
Seminar: 4:07 p.m. Wed., Nov. 24,
Rm. 303 Chem. Bldg. Miss Doro-
thy Eyke will review "Polarogra-
phic Differentiation of Inorganic
Cis and Trans Isomers" and Mr.
A. F. Beale, Jr. will discuss some
"Physico-Chemical Aspects of Ion
Exchange Methods."
Concerts
Concert: The University Musi-
cal Society will present Clifford
Curzon, distinguished British pi-..
anist, in the Choral Union Series,
8:30 p.m., Sat., Nov. 27, Hill Audi-
torium.
Mr. Curzon will play the Haydn
Andante and Variations in F
minor; Beethoven's Rondo a ca-
priccio, Op. 129; Schumann Son-
ata in G minor, and Four Im-
promptus, Op. 90 by Schubert, in
the first half. He will close the
program with the is&tSonata in
B minor.
A limited number of tickets are
available at the offices of the Uni-
versity Musical Society; and will
also be on sale on the night of the
concert after 7 o'clock at the Hill
Auditorium box office.
Events Today
Sigma Gamma Epsilon member-
ship group picture will be taken
at 1:30 p.m., in front of the main
entrance to the Rackham Build-
ing. Please be prompt.
Square Dancing Class, sponsored
by Graduate Outing Club: 8 p.m.,
W.A.B. Everyone welcome. Next
class, Dec. 8.,
Roger Williams Guild: Weekly
"chat" and tea, 4:30-6 p.m., Guild
House.
Coming Events
Thanksgiving Breakfast: 9 a.m.,
Thurs., Nov. 25, Lane Hall. DeWitt
C. Baldwin will speak on 'The
University of Thanksgiving." For-
eign students especially invited.
For reservations, telephone Lane
Hall before 3 p.m., Wednesday.
Recreational Swimming-Wom-
en Students: There will be recre-
ational Swimming at the Union
Pool this Sat., Nov. 27, 9-11 a.m.
"AIR LIFT" to Berlin, successful
so far in feeding the people
of that city, is draining the U.S.
of military air transport in other
parts of the world.
Half of the Army's C-54 trans-
ports are now flying the Berlin
route. Others are helping put
supplies into the "air corridor."
As a result, air service is having
to be reduced in the Pacific, in
Alaska and, around the Panama
Canal. Military flights to Japan
are curtailed to keep the Berlin
supplies moving.
Transports on the Berlin run
are wearing out at triple the nor-
male rate. It will take $250,000,-
000 for replacements in 1949 alone.
-U.S. News and World Report.
The Daily accords Its readers the
privilege. of submitting letters for
publication in this column. Subject
to space limitations, the general pol-
icy is to publish in the order in which
they are received all letters bearing1
the writer's signature and address.i
Letters exceeding 300 words, repeti-,
tious letters and letters of a defama-
tory character or such letters which
for any other reason are not in good
taste ,will not be published. The
editors reserve the privilege of con-
densing letters.
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To 5eatorate
To the Editor:
MEN AND -women of Michigan!
Eletion or fiasco?
The 'students of this University
are entitled to know what is going
on behind the scenes in an elec-
tion which supposedly will provide
them with spokesmen and workers
for the cause of self government.
While,3du the voters are await-
ing "an all-campus election on
Tuescfay aud Wednesday the poli-
ticians are gloating over the side
deals and slates of the patronage
system. "If you vote for our can-
didate,we will deliver so many
votes to yours." Greek is told to
vote for Greek and not to bother
about who he is or what he stands
for. Independent votes first for
his house candidate and then for a
list that is thrust into his hand
on election eve. The Hare system
gives an even greater impetus to
this political finagling.
Trading votes is not new to the
campus, nor is Greek aganist In-
dependent. It is all designed sup-
posedly to bring out the vote. We
say bring out the vote on issues.
No man or woman should sit on
the Legislature who says nothing
and knits through the meetings.
Look at the Legislature today. You
need only your fingers to count
those who have worked for you
and Michigan.
It may be great to boast that
your house has a representative,
and maybe your man is good. But,
what about the rest of the people
you voted for? Are they just so
many names who show once in
a while and accomplish nothing?
Forget about the list you will
be given. Take it upon yourselves
to demand concrete proof that
you are not being double dealed
into putting into office those who
will weaken our efforts to take
more responsibility unto ourselves.
Be you Greek or Independent
put aside the petty idea of blind
vote -trading and give Michigan a
Legislature it can be proud of.
-Norris Domangue,
Dom Tomasi,
Joe Wimsatt.
Ineartistic 11am?
To thie jE tor':
RkAD WITH a certain dull
feeling in the pit of my stom-
ach, the -criticism in connection
with the Pinza concert. Somehow
it was a terrible shock to go to the
recital of an artist whose artistry
such "amateur" critics as Olin
Downes and Virgil Thompson have
never doubted, and then be told
the next day that I have listened
to an unthinking, inartistic ham.
Can it be that millions of music
loversfand many well-known mu-
sic crit have, for over two dec-
ades, been tricked by an uncom-
mony 'shrewd charlatan? Can it
be that only Mr. Matlaw was able
to see through this guy, Pinza?
In the first place, Mr. Matlaw
talks about Pinza's exaggeration
of a mezzo-voce in the aria,
"Dormi Amore." It happens that
the composition is marked with
a double piano almost all the
way through. Fora mbasso, this
would be almost impossible to ac-
complish without the use of mez-
zo-voce. Would you, Mr. Matlaw,
prefer this aria, which our pro-
gram notes tell us is an "exhor-
tation to sleep, sung to Cupid by
the sister Graces," sung in full
voice, particularly Mr. Pinza's
rather formidable voice? I think
not.
As for the criticism of Mr.
Pinza's singing of the Figaro arias,
I should like to point out one im-
portant fact. Pinza has been sing-
ing this role for many years at
the Met and has been doing it
superbly too. On that stage, he
has learned to act the parttoper-
fection. (This, incidentally, has
been the perennial and somewhat
monotonous opinion of the New
York critics.) Is it reasonable,
then, to expect Mr. Pinza to do
away with the part of his inter-
pretation which is so natural to
him just because he is in evening
dress and. in front of a piano ra-
ther than the iet scenery? I
think not. I might add also, that
his interpretations were musically
impeccable. I know this because
I have, followed his singing of,
these arias many times with the
score and have never found any
exaggeration. He sang these two
Mozart arias the other night ex-
actly as'he has sung them on
the records I own and in the opera
performances I have attended.
There are many other things I
would like to say about Mr. Mat-
law's criticism, but I'm afraid The
Daily cannot give me that much
space. I shall conclude, then, by
pleading for a little more humble-
ness on Mr. Matlaw's part. After
all, Mr. Matlaw, you are making
rather serious and reckless charges
against the man who is acknowl-
edged master of Mozart's vocal
music.
-Harris Crohn.
Thank You
To the Editor:
WE, THE MEMBERS of the Uni-
versity of Michigan "March-
ing Band," wish to thanlk the stu-
dents, faculty and friends who
made our trip to Columbus pos-
sible. We not only deeply appre-
ciate your local support, but also
the fine spirit in which the money
was given.
-Larry Stratton,
Robert J. Hadden,
and 120 Other Members
of the Michigan Marching
Band.,
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Behind Rah Rah'
To the Editor:
IT SEEMS to me that The Daily
editorial staff should investi-
gate further what they are con-
demning. The revival of "Rah-
Rah," as they describe tangible
school spirit, is actually the least
important reason for bringing
back freshman-sophomore compe-
tition.
The idea behind the plan is to
get freshmen interested in extra-
curricilar student activities and to
help them discover that there is
more to college life than just class
work. The plan for frosh-soph
competition is intended to unite
each class and help students be-
come acquainted with their fellow
classmates.
Thereris no better way to be-
come friends with someone than
to work with him while together
you are competing with someone
else. This plan will make known
the leaders and the persons who
will work hard for their class. In
future elections, students will vote
for candidates on their ability in-
stead of where they sleep.
This plan to unite the classes
and to create class spirit has 'no
place for the old traditional haz-
ing. It is a constructive plan de-
signed to bring out the best in
each class. The feature of the
frosh-soph week will be a talent
show with freshmen and sopho-
mores striving to outdo each other
in showmanship and ;.consequently
developing their taleonts!Nouwe
do not want to go back to the
days of the "passenger pigeon and
23 skidoo," but let us twenty thou-
sand strong support a plan that
will allow and increase student
participation and thereby benefit
all students and student organi-
zations.
-Bill Gripman.
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Fifty-Ninth Year
By SAMUEL GRAFTON
IT SEEMS TO ME that a major strategic
line on the part of the liberal Democrats
in Congress must be to try to split the
Republicans, to widen the breaks now show-
ing up between the liberal and the Old
Guard wings of the GOP.
Whether this can be made into a clean
fracture is, of course, very doubtful. While
the difference between the liberal and con-
servative wings of the Republican party
are real enough, they are not as spectac-
ular as the differences which divide liberal
and conservative Democrats.
And yet surely one of the results of the
election is that the whole question of party
splits and party reorganization has ceased
to be a Democratic question, and has be-
come a Republican question. The Demo-
crats have had their crisis on this issue;
they have taken their lumps, and one
more or less unified grouping within the
party has come out on top. It is for the
Republicans now to search their souls,
to ask themselves where they are, what
time it is, and those other questions which
occur to one as he comes to after a nasty
shock.
That is why I suggested yesterday that
the liberal majority in the Democratic party
should refuse to give committee seniority
to the thirty-six Dixiecrat Senators and
defeated Minnesota team at Ferry Field.
Both teams were fighting for the Big Ten
title with the Wolverines missing six of their
regular team.
"Rah-rah" ruled earlier in the day when
the freshmen and sophomores battled it
out in fall games at Ferry Field. The events
included such things as obstacle races, a
cane spree, and flag rush. Both classes had
predicted victory.
A preliminary sketch of the proposed
Michigan School of Religion appeared in
The Daily. A million dollars was being raised
Representatives. The only way to approach
this question is as if it has been settled. For
the liberal Democrats to approach the issue
in a spirit of doubt and worry is to act
as if they had lost the election, not waon
it. That was the mood of a year ago; it is
an anachronism today. But if the liberal
Democrats do keep their courage up, and do
disown the Dixiecrats who once disowned
them, they can present the same question, in
a most agonizing form, to the liberal Re-
publicans.
Where would the Dixiecrats go? If they
moved closer to the GOP, if, by action or
abstention, they allowed the Republicans
to organize Congress, what would happen
to the position of the liberal Republicans?
These liberal Republicans have been
moaning about the dangers of a continued
Old Guard leadership-what would they
do when faced with the problem of an
Old Guard-Dixiecrat ruling combine?
How couldqmen such as Knowland, Morse,
Baldwin, Ives, Saltonstall or Lodge hope
to win again in any area with a large
industrial population if any sort of Old
Guard-Dixiecrat ruling coalition is set
up?
In other words, the proper liberal Dem-
ocratic strategy, it seems to me, is a kind
of circling movement, aimed at throwing
off the Dixiecrats and getting recompense
by creating new tensions between the lib-
eral and conservative Republicans. It
amounts to throwing away a problem, and
letting whoever doesn't care what happens
to his fingers pick it up.
How long, in the face of such a realign-
ment, could the liberal Republicans go on
bemoaning the policies of their party for
three and two-thirds years out of every
four, and then tamely supporting its
candidate for the other four months? The
choice before liberal Republicans would be
transformed from a perennial dilemma
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40 YEARS AGO TODAY:
Dean Reed told the student body "There
is no ground for the rumor that the Uni-
versity senate is considering giving Friday
for a holiday" in a Daily article. "The senate
decided a year ago to have work in all
departments on the day following Thanks-
giving."
30 YEARS AGO TODAY:
Michigan State fell before Coach Yost's
Yellow and Blue Wolverines 21-6 in what
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